应用RNA原位杂交技术研究马尾松针叶中银松素合酶的基因表达

以马尾松（Pinus massoniana Lamb．）银松素合酶（PS）基因为模板,体外转录合成带地高辛标记的反义RNA全长及特异探针,并用这2个探针与马尾松针叶组织石蜡切片进行原位杂交,研究该基因在马尾松针叶中的表达特性以及外界诱导因素对该基因表达的调节特性。结果表明,该基因的转录表达主要集中在针叶的韧皮部;紫外线照射和酵母提取液处理均可使该基因的转录水平明显增加。     

地高辛标记Ucp2基因RNA探针的制备和应用

目的:制备用于检测小鼠胚胎早期Ucp2基因表达的地高辛标记的特异性RNA探针。方法:提取小鼠胚胎脑组织总RNA,设计引物,通过RT-PCR方法获取Ucp2基因片段,将其克隆到pGEM-T载体。分别利用Sp6、T7和Ucp2特异性引物,PCR扩增获得转录模板,通过Sp6及T7 RNA聚合酶,获得地高辛标记的正义、反义Ucp2 RNA原位杂交探针。检测标记探针的效价后,通过全胚胎原位杂交分析制备探针的特异性和杂交效果。结果:成功获得Ucp2基因正义、反义探针,反义探针能高效灵敏检测到Ucp2基因在小鼠胚胎Ed9.5、Ed10.5神经系统呈现高表达,而正义探针未能检测到表达信号。结论:成功制备了特异高效的地高辛标记Ucp2 RNA原位杂交探针,为进一步研究Ucp2基因在小鼠胚胎组织中的表达,尤其在神经组织的定位奠定基础。     

地高辛标记的黄鳝F64基因cRNA探针的制备及其应用

以黄鳝F64基因序列为模板设计引物,扩增用于c RNA探针合成的模板,构建F64/p GM-T重组质粒并线性化,利用RNA聚合酶体外转录合成正、反义c RNA探针,并对其进行地高辛标记,利用原位杂交方法检测F64基因在黄鳝性腺发育过程中的表达变化情况。结果显示,正义探针未检测到阳性信号,反义探针检测到该基因在黄鳝性腺发育早期不表达,于V期性腺开始表达。研究结果表明,体外转录法可以有效合成c RNA探针,制备的c RNA探针可以准确检测F64基因的时空表达。     

斑马鱼Gfi1.1基因的克隆及其体外转录

目的:克隆斑马鱼Gfi1.1基因的全长cDNA,运用T7 RNA聚合酶对含有Gfi1.1基因的ORF区进行体外转录,在体外合成5端带有帽子结构的Gfi1.1 mRNA分子,为后续研究斑马鱼Gfi1.1基因的功能打下基础。方法:应用RT-PCR从斑马鱼组织中扩增出Gfi1.1 cDNA片段,经回收纯化与pGM-T载体连接并转化感受态细菌DH-5α,通过蓝白筛选酶切鉴定阳性菌落,小量提取质粒,Nde I限制性内切酶线性化pGM-T-Gfi1.1质粒,运用T7 RNA聚合酶对Gfi1.1基因进行体外转录及加帽。经凝胶电泳对目的片段进行鉴定。结果:RT-PCR扩增获得约1.2 kb的DNA片段,DNA序列分析的结果与GenBank上的序列(NM_001020776)一致,酶切线性化及体外转录加帽pGM-T-Gfi1.1,凝胶电泳鉴定RNA分子大小与预期完全一致。结论:成功克隆斑马鱼Gfi1.1基因并体外转录及加帽pGM-T-Gfi1.1。     

小鼠XBP1基因RNA干扰慢病毒载体的构建及筛选

目的:构建小鼠XBP1基因RNA干扰(RNA interference,RNAi)慢病毒载体,筛选具有较好干扰效率的小鼠XBP1 siRNA靶序列.方法:针对小鼠XBP1基因特异性序列,设计4个RNAi靶序列及1个阴性对照序列,合成含有正义和反义Oligo DNA的互补DNA序列,退火形成双链DNA,并克隆到经Age Ⅰ和EcoR Ⅰ酶切后的pGCL-GFP载体连接产生短发卡RNA(shRNA)慢病毒载体,PCR筛选阳性克隆,DNA测序鉴定.由病毒包装系统进行包装,经滴度测定后感染NIH3T3细胞,应用Real-time PCR鉴定干扰效率.结果:PCR鉴定与DNA测序证实合成的寡核苷酸链插入正确,293T细胞测定病毒滴度为1×108TU/ml.Real-timePCR证实XBP1-siRNA-3靶点的干扰效率最高,其干扰效率达到95%以上.结论:成功构建并筛选了小鼠XBP1基因RNAi慢病毒载体,为研究XBP1在巨噬细胞免疫功能调控中的作用奠定了基础.     

酵母表面展示T载体构建及目的蛋白的表面展示

构建一种能对PCR产物进行直接克隆并展示于酵母表面的新型T载体。根据酵母表面展示载体p YD1多克隆位点序列设计出利用两端带有XcmⅠ内切酶酶切位点的含有黄色荧光蛋白基因的XcmⅠ酶切盒,通过NheⅠ和XhoⅠ酶切位点插入到p YD1载体上形成质粒p YD-YFP,并对其进行酶切鉴定和DNA测序分析,再经XcmⅠ酶切后形成两端带有d T的表面展示T载体。利用PCR扩增两个含有荧光蛋白的融合蛋白PCAD-CFP和PSR-Ds Red的基因并直接克隆到所构建的T载体中,检测其表达功能。酶切鉴定和DNA测序结果显示PCAD-CFP和PSR-Ds Red正确插入载体上,分别转化至酿酒酵母EBY100中,激光共聚焦显微镜下观察到相应的荧光的酵母,表明克隆有融合蛋白基因片段的载体成功在酵母细胞中进行表面展示,证明了所构建的酵母表面展示T载体具有直接克隆和表面展示目的蛋白的功能。     

用T7RNA聚合酶体外转录合成大鼠肝tRNA~(Ile)

采用PCR技术从rec M1 3mp1 8中扩增出 1 2 0bp的大鼠肝tRNAIle合成基因片段 ,经限制性内切酶BstNⅠ酶切后作为模板 ,利用T7RNA聚合酶在体外无细胞体系转录由T7启动子带动的大鼠肝tRNAIle基因 ,生成不含修饰碱基的tRNAIle,并对体外转录反应条件进行了优化 ,回收的tRNA产量可达DNA模板量的 4 0倍     

海洋微生物信号降解酶基因aiiA克隆与表达载体的构建

根据已知的微生物信号降解酶基因aliA的序列设计、合成特异性引物探针,以从海洋分离的微生物ZD02的基因组为模板,PCR扩增编码蛋白alia信号降解酶的基因aliA序列,产物经PCR验证后用于构建克隆载体pMD18-ZD02aiiA,并以此克隆载体为模板,以带酶切位点的引物扩增基因,经BamHI和EcoRI双酶切后将其插入表达载体pET-17b,构建原核表达质粒pET—ZD02aiiA。经酶切、PCR鉴定及序列测定等,结果表明：克隆基因已正确插入到载体的多克隆位点,序列和读码框正确,为海洋微生物ZD02信号降解酶基因的体外重组和诱导表达研究打下基础。     

黄地老虎颗粒体病毒cDNA文库的构建

以感染黄地老虎颗粒体病毒(Agrotis segetum ganulosis virus,AsGV)的黄地老虎幼虫为材料提取总RNA、分离mRNA,并反转录合成cDNA,构建了包括黄地老虎(Agrotis segetura,As)幼虫和黄地老虎颗粒体病毒的cDNA文库.用EcoR Ⅰ和HindⅢ限制性内切酶酶切AsGV基因组DNA,制备地高辛探针,与上述总RNA、mR-NA、cDNA杂交,从文库中筛选出AsGV的阳性克隆1081个,经cDNA测序,cDNA编码序列与基因组编码序列相符.并根据基因组阅读框序列合成引物,PCR扩增出59个阅读框的编码基因,也完全与基因组序列相符.     

油茶种仁鲨烯合酶基因的分子特性与表达分析

角鲨烯含量是高品质植物食用油评判标准的重要指标之一。鲨烯合酶是角鲨烯合成直接相关的上游调控关键酶。本研究在已构建的油茶种仁转录组数据库基础上,设计特异引物,采用RACE技术获得油茶鲨烯合酶基因的全长cDNA序列,命名为CoSQS(Gen Bank登录号为JX914592)。生物信息学分析结果表明:该序列全长1554 bp,其中含全长的开放阅读框为1245 bp,编码415个氨基酸残基,CoSQS蛋白为弱碱性非分泌型蛋白,具有2个明显的跨膜区和2个角鲨烯和番茄红素合成酶的特异信号区。与柿Dk SQS同源蛋白亲缘关系最近,属于疏水性蛋白。亚细胞定位试验结果显示该基因定位于叶绿体。实时荧光定量PCR分析表明,5-10月间,油茶种仁中CoSQS基因表达量呈现先上升后下降的趋势,转录最高峰在9月下旬。通过关联分析表明CoSQS基因表达量与角鲨烯含量密切相关。     

Enzymatic formation of an aromatic dodecaketide by engineered plant polyketide synthase

Octaketide synthase (OKS) from Aloe arborescens is a plant-specific type III polyketide synthase (PKS) that catalyzes iterative condensations of eight molecules of malonyl-CoA to produce the C₁₆ aromatic octaketides SEK4 and SEK4b. On the basis of the crystal structures of OKS, the F66L/N222G double mutant was constructed and shown to produce an unnatural dodecaketide TW95a by sequential condensations of 12 molecules of malonyl-CoA. The C₂₄ naphthophenone TW95a is a product of the minimal type II PKS (whiE from Streptomyces coelicolor), and is structurally related to the C₂₀ decaketide benzophenone SEK15, the product of the OKS N222G point mutant. The C₂₄ dodecaketide naphthophenone TW95a is the first and the longest polyketide scaffold generated by a structurally simple type III PKS. A homology model predicted that the active-site cavity volume of the F66L/N222G mutant is increased to 748 Å³, from 652 Å³ of the wild-type OKS. The structure-based engineering thus greatly expanded the catalytic repertoire of the simple type III PKS to further produce larger and more complex polyketide molecules.     

植物中棉子糖系列寡糖代谢及其调控关键酶研究进展

棉子糖系列寡糖代谢与植物生长发育、逆境胁迫、种子耐贮性及脱水耐性等关系密切.棉子糖系列寡糖的合成从棉子糖的合成开始,由半乳糖苷肌醇上的半乳糖基的转移依次生成棉子糖、水苏糖、毛蕊花糖等.寡糖代谢是一个复杂的调控体系,其中肌醇-1-磷酸合成酶、肌醇半乳糖苷合成酶、蔗糖合成酶、棉子糖合成酶、水苏糖合成酶和毛蕊花糖合成酶等参与了棉子糖系列寡糖的生物合成过程.本文对植物中棉子糖系列寡糖的代谢及其重要调控酶的特性、功能及分子生物学研究进展进行综述.     

淀粉合酶的酶学与分子生物学研究进展

淀粉合酶作为淀粉合成的关键酶之一,一直是淀粉研究的重要内容,这些研究多集中在对其同工型的研究,淀粉合酶的两类主要同工型分别为淀粉粒结合的淀粉合酶和可溶性淀粉合酶,这两类同工型的作用极为复杂,本文介绍了淀粉合酶同工型的酶学和分子生物学近年来的研究进展,同时也讨论了这些同工型的分类,相互关系及其在淀粉合成过程中的生理功能等内容。     

Expression and characterization of the type III polyketide synthase 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene synthase from<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Streptomyces coelicolor</Emphasis> A3(2)

Sequence analysis of the metabolically rich 8.7-Mbp genome of the model actinomycete Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) revealed three genes encoding predicted type III polyketide synthases (PKSs). We report the inactivation, expression, and characterization of the type III PKS homologous SCO1206 gene product as 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene synthase (THNS). Incubation of recombinant THNS with malonyl-CoA showed THN production, as demonstrated by UV and HPLC analyses. The K_m value for malonyl-CoA and the k_cat value for THN synthesis were determined spectrophotometrically to be 3.58±0.85 µM and 0.48±0.03 min^–1, respectively. The C-terminal region of S. coelicolor THNS, which is longer than most other bacterial and plant type III PKSs, was shortened by 25 amino acid residues and the resulting mutant was shown to be slightly more active (K_m=1.97±0.19 µM, k_cat=0.75±0.04 min^–1) than the wild-type enzyme.     

Microbial synthesis of triacetic acid lactone

Native g2ps1-encoded 2-pyrone synthase (2-PS) from Gerbera hybrida, a mutant Brevibacterium ammoniagenes fatty acid synthase B (FAS-B) and two different mutants of Penicillium patulum 6-methylsalycilic acid synthase (6-MSAS) are examined to identify the best enzyme to recruit for the microbial synthesis of triacetic acid lactone (TAL). To identify the best microbial host for these evaluations, the native TAL-synthesizing activity of g2ps1-encoded 2-PS is expressed in recombinant Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae constructs. Five-fold higher expression levels of 2-PS are observed in S. cerevisiae. Consequently, microbial synthesis of TAL focuses on S. cerevisiae constructs. Comparison of different promoters for the expression of g2ps1 in S. cerevisiae indicates that the alcohol dehydrogenase II promoter (P(ADH2)) affords the highest expression levels of 2-PS. As a result, the genes encoding the various TAL-synthesizing enzyme activities are expressed in S. cerevisiae from a P(ADH2) promoter. To extend TAL-synthesizing activity beyond g2ps1-encoded 2-PS, the ketoreductase domains of fasB-encoded FAS-B and 6-MSAS-encoded 6-MSAS are modified using a single mutation. Modification of the nicotinamide cofactor-binding site of 6-MSAS with a triple mutation is also examined. Separate S. cerevisiae constructs expressing native g2ps1, mutant Y2226F fasB, mutant Y1572F 6-MSAS, and mutant G1419A-G1421P-G1424A 6-MSAS are cultured under the same fermentor-controlled conditions. The highest concentration (1.8 g/L) and yield (6%) of TAL are synthesized from glucose by S. cerevisiae expressing the Y1572F mutant of 6-MSAS.     

植物类型III聚酮合酶超家族基因结构、功能及代谢产物

植物聚酮类化合物主要包括酚类、芪类及类黄酮化合物等,在植物花色、防止紫外线伤害、预防病原菌、昆虫危害以及作为植物与环境互作信号分子方面行使着重要的生物学功能。该类化合物具有显著多样的生物学活性,对人体保健及疾病治疗有显著意义。植物类型III 聚酮化合物合酶 (PKS) 在该类化合物生物合成起始反应中行使着关键作用,决定该类化合物基本分子骨架建成和代谢途径碳硫走向,为合成途径关键酶和限速酶。以查尔酮合酶为原型酶的植物类型III PKS超家族是研究系统进化和蛋白结构与功能关系的模式分子家族,目前已经分离得到14种植物类型III PKS基因,这些同祖同源基因及其表达产物既有共性,也表现出许多独特个性,这些个性赋予此类次生代谢产物结构上的多样性。以下综述了植物类型III PKS超家族基因结构、功能及代谢产物研究进展。     

Distribution of oxoacyl synthase homology sequences within Streptomyces DNA

Abstract A genomic DNA sequence of Streptomyces strain ISP 5485 was cloned, sequenced and compared with corresponding information from nucleic acid data banks. The DNA sequence was unique, but showed homology to DNA coding for the condensing enzyme, 2-oxoacyl synthase, of the deoxyerythronolide B synthase complex (DEBS) from Saccharopolyspora erythraea NRRL 2338. A subfragment of the sequenced DNA was used to construct a gene-specific probe that formed part of the putative 2-oxoacyl synthase gene. The PCR-amplified and labelled probe was used in hybridization experiments involving 33 streptomycete strains that produced different classes of antibiotics. The probe showed widespread homology with DNA considered to be part of analogous genes within genomes of different polyketide producers. The implications of the probe homology to bacterial chromosomal DNA are discussed.     

植物类型III聚酮合酶超家族晶体结构与功能

植物类型Ⅲ聚酮化合物合酶(PKS)催化合成多种植物次生代谢产物的基本分子骨架,参与植物体许多重要生物学功能的行使,一直是研究蛋白结构与功能关系、基于结构进行分子改造的重要模式分子家族。目前在蛋白质数据库(PDB)中有超过80个不同种属来源的类型Ⅲ PKS的三维结构被报道,其中包括了研究最为透彻的查尔酮合酶在内的7种酶的晶体结构,这些结构的发表对于阐明该类酶复杂多变的底物专一性、链延伸和不同的环化反应机制奠定了结构基础。三维空间结构解析以及基于定点突变的结构功能分析是进行酶工程、基因工程的基础。以下系统综述了植物类型Ⅲ PKS超家族晶体结构和功能的研究进展。     

Visualizing transiently associated catalytic domains in assembly-line biosynthesis using cryo-electron microscopy

While cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has revolutionized the structure determination of supramolecular protein complexes that are refractory to structure determination by X-ray crystallography, structure determination by cryo-EM can nonetheless be complicated by excessive conformational flexibility or structural heterogeneity resulting from weak or transient protein–protein association. Since such transient complexes are often critical for function, specialized approaches must be employed for the determination of meaningful structure–function relationships. Here, we outline examples in which transient protein–protein interactions have been visualized successfully by cryo-EM in the biosynthesis of fatty acids, polyketides, and terpenes. These studies demonstrate the utility of chemical crosslinking to stabilize transient protein–protein complexes for cryo-EM structural analysis, as well as the use of partial signal subtraction and localized reconstruction to extract useful structural information out of cryo-EM data collected from inherently dynamic systems. While these approaches do not always yield atomic resolution insights on protein–protein interactions, they nonetheless enable direct experimental observation of complexes in assembly-line biosynthesis that would otherwise be too fleeting for structural analysis.     

The porphobilinogen synthase catalyzed reaction mechanism

Porphobilinogen synthase (PBGS) catalyzes the first common reaction in the biosynthesis of the tetrapyrroles, the asymmetric condensation of two molecules of delta-aminolevulinic acid to form porphobilinogen. There is a variable requirement for an essential active site zinc that necessitates consideration of PBGS as an enzyme that may exhibit phylogenetic diversity in its chemical reaction mechanism. Recent crystal structures suggest reaction mechanisms that involve two covalent Schiff base linkages between adjacent active site lysine residues and each of the two substrate molecules. The reaction appears to stall at a covalently bound almost-product intermediate that is poised for breakdown to product upon binding of a substrate molecule to an adjacent active site and a subsequent conformational change.